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Thom's 4.0l thread
SPArKy_Dave and 5 others reacted to Thom for a post in a topic
Here's an old video circa 2007 with my phone taped to the steering wheel running from zero to 180 kph (i was inventive back then) of my pick a part special 4.0 it made 144rwkw around this time, and it made 177 rwkw with a tune later on (video quality is representative of its time) it was in my xh ute with an ex taxi au short motor (from memory had more than 860,xxx ks), ef xr6 head (94 dt) ea cam, el bbm intake, super cat extractors, crow vernier cam gear, yella terra billet flywheel, high flow cat 2.5 inch exhaust, t5 and 3.45 gears, it was a lot of fun to an 18 year old me, I put over 180,xxxks on that engine before it let go when the stock valve train decided that 2 years of turning to 7000rpm was enough and it dropped a valve, after it was tuned the rev limiter was set to 7200rpm and it saw it every time it was in 1st gear (18 year old me was hard on the equipment) and sometimes more often than that, I wouldn't mind getting another e-series one day and replicating this combo, although it would be really fun in something lightweight like an xp falcon -
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Panko's Mk1 Escort (Round 2)
bear351c and one other reacted to Panko for a post in a topic
Im pretty sure i held 5th at speed up there. I don’t remember really having to work 4th. i think once it was at speed, it could hold 5th up hill fine. i can cruise around in 5th at 60km/h for example. -
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Engine mounts interfering with oil pan?
SPArKy_Dave and one other reacted to iamaelephant for a post in a topic
I really can't believe this, I'm so annoyed. I was very careful with the gasket install (I followed Clevo King's excellent video). Everything seemed good until the final torquing (just 12 ft lb) and the gasket split in the corner. This sump install on the garage floor was such a massive pain, at this point I think I'll just live with the damn leak for a year until I can be bothered to do it again (or if I decide to pull the motor at any point). Any idea what I could have done to avoid this? -
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Xr Tunnel
SPArKy_Dave reacted to Crebe for a post in a topic
Can anyone tell me if they hace pit a 4 spd auto in an xr 1966. I have one in my ute and think it maybe at the wrong agle for the box to tailshaft. Its possible someone couldnt get it up into the tunnel enough. Do xr xt xw xy have different tunnel sizes as in bigger than xr? -
1 pointNormally around 3 degrees as Sparky Dave suggested. Honestly, it can be 2 -5* as long as your diff angle is the same, but opposite direction. stick angle gauge on manifold with carby off, engine fully installed, or transmission shaft hanging out the back of trans, should be angled 3* down, so make sure the diff is 3* up.
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1 pointWell there hasn’t been much more work on the Escort, even though it still needs some finishing touches. Today however, I drove the car up to my good friend Michael’s house in Sunbury. Michael is the friend who found me this car for sale way back in 2016 when I bought it, and he hasn’t seen it since the accident. I figured it was about time i took it up to him to finally see it finished. From place its a bit over an hour, and a good bit of sitting on highway with 110km/h speed limit. Today in Melbourne it was around 29 degrees. The Escort, sat on 110km/h, or a bit more, with ease. That 5th gear has made it such a better car to drive. This was also the furthest from home (as the crow flies) i had driven the car, and the most highway, and highway speed driving it has done. everything was good. Temp was good, oil pressure, rpm, sat on about 3200rpm at 110km/h. I think today was a really good test for it, and it seems to be good and sorted. I was a little nervous being that far from home in case something happened.
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XE S-PAC Fog Lights
CHESTNUTXE reacted to XES 384 for a post in a topic
Hi all, Would anybody please have the dimensions of the fog lights that were supplied from factory? Also were they Bosch, Hella or something else? Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
1 pointi have toploader to go behind it and bg diff with 28 spline axels mini spool and 3.55 gearing i also have a overkill fuel system that it won’t need that i can put in it if i have. it’s mainly 5kish for engine parts the rest is a different budget
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1 pointcan't say i have done it but would bet it is he same column. back in the day i changed many XD/E columns to xg tibbe locks and surrounds
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1 pointThe xf with column shift had rounded column covers like xe from memory. But that column isn't the height adjustable one so there may be enough differences to not fit without modifying that at least.
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Brake fluid question
SPArKy_Dave reacted to deankxf for a post in a topic
DID YOU BENCH BLEED the master cyl before hooking the lines up? video here it's a must do for new master cyls. XF brakes should be fine, when working. if it's a master issue, it will still be an issue on 6 pots, so you need to confirm that is the ussue. My best method for bleeding brakes now (on my own) is to get a LONG piece of fish tank bubbler hose, or similar clear 1/4 inch ish hose (bunnings even sold it last i bought)and a bit of rubber hose that fits it tight and to the bleeder nipple. and i basically pump the pedal slowly and if the fluid is all brand new you can even return it to the reservoir in a loop and keep pumping until no bubbles show. i'll draw you a fine picture with windows paint if you need an illustration. otherwise you need to keep topping up the reservoir to avoid sucking air when it's low. do this for the 4 corners and it's been the only way i've been certain there's no air in the lines. those suction one's haven't worked for a few people i know, so it's something you can try before going further. A mate of mine just got a 1996 master cyl (original) from a wreck at the wreckers, it was clean so he's just fitted it and it worked. 20yrs ago i was blasted for using second hand good quality ball joints in something compared to new crap we are talking about here. which later i finally tried and they could have caused a serious accident (i tagged you but i'll link here also) -
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WARNING Please Read! CHEAP PARTS = DANGER
SPArKy_Dave reacted to deankxf for a post in a topic
bumping this for new members @Crebe (quality of protex brake master cyl) -
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Engine mounts interfering with oil pan?
CHESTNUTXE reacted to SPArKy_Dave for a post in a topic
Wow, what a pain! I've had gasket failure happen, mostly with 3spd BW Auto trans pans. I usually spray cork gaskets with Hylomar sealant, but found if I coat it too much without drying properly first, the gasket goes soft and breaks My factory XB service manual says 7-9ftlb for the smaller pan bolts, and 11-13ftlb for the larger ones at the end. -
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XF Panel Van Dash
SPArKy_Dave reacted to Nato of Falcons for a post in a topic
Hey everyone! Good news, im healthy again and workiing on cars. In the time ive been away I have had my XF falcon' dash crack... Sad days. Is there anything I can do to fix this? I thought Id start here because you guys have been so helpful along the resto of this one. (ignore the filth its been like 6 months) Thanks for that and I hope you are all doing really well hey. -
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XF Panel Van Dash
SPArKy_Dave reacted to deankxf for a post in a topic
you can glue a dash mat on it.. fixed. the state of the other trim is pretty rough, sure it's not worth finding another interior or do you have good trim for it? you can get them redone at huge expense ($800 rings a bell) i've seen (and i'm likely to do similar on My gemini one) slicing out the high part of the crack so it's a bit lower than the top, mixing up some fibreglass resin and laying it in the crack , then bogging over, sanding and painting the whole thing . depends on your budget and if you care if it' cracks again(i think it's so brittle now it's likely to crack again anyway unless fully recovered) -
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Brake fluid question
deankxf reacted to SPArKy_Dave for a post in a topic
Buy from china/india for 0.50c each, put in shipping container. Ship to Australia. Unload shipping container, sell to plebs for 10,000% markup? To my knowledge, there's no real regulation of suspension/brake/general auto parts here in Aus, so they don't much care... Even a 50% failure rate = still making money, it's very much buyer beware IMO. (case-in-point - see @deankxf's experience with suspension components) -
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Engine mounts interfering with oil pan?
SPArKy_Dave reacted to iamaelephant for a post in a topic
Here's a comparison of the old (only less than 2 years old) mounts to new ones. The old ones folded severely at the bend. I don't know what caused this and I hope it doesn't happen again. The new ones are 0.5mm thicker so not very much. Now that the new mounts are fitted I need to get the oil pan on and it is really fighting me but I'll get there. -
1 pointI have had brake fluid squirting up and comming out of the master cylinder and running onto the area underneath. Only found it too late for the paint. The brake experts wont help or have no idea. All sorts of sugestions came from this forum so I decided to buy a new master after preasure bleeding and vacume bleeding, as well as putting on a new PBR CAP SEAL! Now I read that the cylinder I picked "Protex" after being assured they were good, is not recomended as they have problems. SHIT AND F..UCK ME! Anyway you may have the same gremlin as me. If this new Protex cylinder is a fail, after I bash my head on the concrete floor, I will try for a rebuilt origonal unit worth a bazilion dollars. How the hell do brake parts that are new be crap? How do they make it into the country. On the subject the Protex unit i bought would not let the fitting screw in far enough to seal the lines. The thread in the master was not tapped deep enough and so the fittings had to be changed. Cut the lines and add in new different fittings on a short new piece with a union. Dont buy Protex would be my recomendation!
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1 pointRepco sell it, there's a fair few different sizes. Normally you get the right size and it's just a nice firm fit over the pipe, no clamps needed. Sent from my Pixel 7 Pro using Tapatalk
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1 pointScored this off my old man from his Ford days. Some good info in here. Related to the EEC IV (Electronic Engine Control 4) used in XF Falcon/Fairmont/ZL Fairlane/FE LTD. Its focused on the first (leaded) version but generally applies to the unleaded version too. Pages 9 & 10 refer to a manual gear switch - I believe this refers only to the four speeds as the T5 wasn't introduced until unleaded models, and the 4.1 never received the "single rail" 5 speed.